Drought — White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties, Arizona

2025-10-14 to 2025-10-31 · White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties, Arizona

Event narrative

For the month of October, Graham county ranked the 12th driest for the period of record and Greenlee county ranked the 15th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings increased to range between the 30th and 70th percentile for the month of October.

Wider weather episode

The exceptional (D4) drought category ended and introduced Extreme Drought (D3) in portions of Graham and Greenlee Counties. The overall precipitation for Arizona ranking was 19th driest for the period of record for the month of October. Soil moisture readings increased to between the 30th and 70th percentile ranking for the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296514. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.